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HTML
<div><input id="checkA" type="checkbox" /> checked</div>
<div><input id="checkB" type="checkbox" /> unchecked</div>
<div><input id="checkC" type="checkbox" /> checked, has effect?(has effect in 1.8.3, but has not effect in 1.9.1 and 1.10.2)</div>
JavaScript
$(function () {
$("#checkA").attr({ checked: true }); // will be checked
$("#checkB").attr({ checked: true }); // will be checked
$("#checkB").attr({ checked: false }); // will be unchecked
$("#checkC").attr({ checked: true }); // will be checked
$("#checkC").attr({ checked: false }); // will be unchecked
$("#checkC").attr({ checked: true }); // will be checked, has effect in 1.8.3, but has not effect in 1.9.1 and 1.10.2
$("body").append("<div>checkA.checked:" + checkA.checked + "</div>"
+ "<div>checkB.checked:" + checkB.checked + "</div>"
+ "<div>checkC.checked:" + checkC.checked + "</div>");
});